by Chris Andersen
Wed Nov 10th, 2004 at 09:49:29 PST
Is it really coming to this?
LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2004 - At 7:50 PM two armored tanks showed up at an anti-Tanks in the streets of LA!war protest in front of the federal building in Westwood. The tanks circled the block twice, the second time parking themselves in the street and directly in front of the area where most of the protesters were gathered. Enraged, some of the people attempted to block the tanks, but police quickly cleared the street. The people continued to protest the presence of the tanks, but about ten minutes the tanks drove off. It is unclear as to why the tanks were deployed to this location. Uploaded here is video from the event.
Update
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I frankly don't know what was going on in this scene. I certainly hope someone is investigating it.
Anyone know who the representative for this area is?
Update 2:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this occurred outside the Westwood Federal Building.
Here's the members of congress that represent that area:
I'm sure Waxman would be a good person to bring in on this.
Also, I think this is the web site of the group that organized the protest.
Here's an account from someone who was there that suggests that it might have just been a case of unfortunate timing. The two tanks may have just been leaving the nearby Army Reserve Center and got caught in the traffic. I'm not sure. Again, this needs to be investigated.
Update 2:
More info in this diary update
